SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES AND THEIR MODELLING APPLICATIONS

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES AND THEIR MODELLING APPLICATIONS Edited by Andrew J. Manning Sediment Transport Processes and Their Modelling Applications http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/3401 Edited by Andrew J. Manning Contributors Alberto Sanchez, Ma. Concepción Ortiz-Hernández, Levent Yilmaz, Xiao Hua Wang, Fernando Pinheiro Andutta, Mohammed Achab, Yu-Hai Wang, Yun-Chih Chiang, Sung-Shan Hsiao, Wilson Mahera Charles, Narsis Anton Mtega, Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari, Ram Balachandar, Katerina Kombiadou, Yannis Krestenitis, Arnaud Hequette, Adrien Cartier, Philippe Larroudé, Rabin Bhattarai, Vasileios Kitsikoudis, Epaminondas Sidiropoulos, Vlassios Hrissanthou, Xiaobo Chao, Andrew Manning, Jeremy Spearman, Richard Whitehouse, Emma Pidduck, John Baugh, Kate Spencer Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2013 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Iva Simcic Technical Editor InTech DTP team Cover InTech Design team First published March, 2013 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Sediment Transport Processes and Their Modelling Applications, Edited by Andrew J. Manning p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-1039-2 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com Contents Preface VII Section 1 Sediment Transport Processes 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Sediment Transport Dynamics in Ports, Estuaries and Other Coastal Environments 3 X. H. Wang and F. P. Andutta Longshore Sediment Transport Measurements on Sandy Macrotidal Beaches Compared with Sediment Transport Formulae 37 Adrien Cartier, Philippe Larroudé and Arnaud Héquette Sediment Transport Patterns Inferred from Grain-Size Trends: Comparison of Two Contrasting Bays in Mexico 59 Alberto Sanchez and Concepción Ortiz Hernández Sediment Transport Modeling Using GIS in Bagmati Basin, Nepal 77 Rabin Bhattarai Section 2 Sediment Dynamic Processes 93 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Composition and Transport Dynamics of Suspended Particulate Matter in the Bay of Cadiz and the Adjacent Continental Shelf (SW - Spain) 95 Mohammed Achab Flocculation Dynamics of Mud: Sand Mixed Suspensions 119 Andrew J. Manning, Jeremy R. Spearman, Richard J.S. Whitehouse, Emma L. Pidduck, John V. Baugh and Kate L. Spencer ... - tailieumienphi.vn